Champagne Blend

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2017

Can still use time. Thyme, pomegranate, tomato. Nice wine. Great for food. — 12 days ago

Peter, Matt and 10 others liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2010

Cannot go wrong with this winery…Still quite young for a bottle of 15 years old — 18 days ago

Tom, Tegan and 9 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

It’s been many years since I’ve had any Musar wines, I have very fond memories drinking them in the 1980s when we lived in NYC and they were pretty easy to find at retail!!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Anthony De Blasi, BTW, do you know what the cepage is in this wine?
Anthony De Blasi

Anthony De Blasi

@Doug Powers indeed, it’s a great winery with iconic wines. The cepage is Cab Sauv, Cinsault and Carignan. I still have the 2011 in magnum for my daughter her birthyear 🤩

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Aidan’s 21st bday. amazing bottle of OPUS ONE — 16 days ago

Ted, Dawn and 1 other liked this

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2010

Tasting with a big fan of Rayas. Better than the 2010 and both bottles were so different than other CDP. This one more Burgundy, the 2010 closer to Bordeaux. Both very elegant. — a month ago

JiaMin Dierberg
with JiaMin
Joe, leon and 7 others liked this

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

Incredible wine, tons of life left. — 17 days ago

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

Somm David T
9.0

Not as bad as I remember it. It’s been a while though.

Slightly, bruised pear & red & green apple, lime zest, lemon pulp, some ginger white spice w/ a touch of heat, limestone mixed in volcanic minerals, crisp chalkiness, sea spray, yeasty bread dough, yellow & white spring flowers, lively acidity and a balanced & nicely polished elegant finish that last 45 seconds and lands on volcanics.

Emirates SFO.
— 2 months ago

Ming, Bob and 8 others liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2000

With a short decant , drinking with long finish after a fragrant nose. — a month ago

Ceccherini, Theodore and 4 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

Wine Spectator #1 wine dinner. By far the crowd favorite. — a month ago

Rob, Sagee and 10 others liked this

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

A good wine. Oak, a bit of chocolate, dark fruit and cherry. Pretty dry but smooth enough that easy to drink. — 2 months ago

Doug liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2011

Finally talked this dude into drinking.

I don't know, maybe I'm getting old but aged Riojas are starting to taste/feel weighty to me. It's very good. Muddled fruits, resolved tannins, nice and round, leather notes. But somewhat boring. Probably my mood.

92+ points
— 4 days ago

"Odedi", Serge and 4 others liked this

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

fruity need to wait for more than 10 years. Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 20 @35530, Pieroth, 251117 — 11 days ago

Joel liked this

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Thanksgiving 2025. 2016 vintage, very smooth, opens nicely after 2 hours decant — 9 hours ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2021

Velvety smooth — 11 days ago

Matt, Ted and 9 others liked this

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Somm David T
9.3

In typical Calon-Segur fashion, still kinda of a baby. Nice evolution but plenty of life left in this warm vintage Calon-Segur. — a month ago

DAD, Paul and 9 others liked this

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

Still full of youth. Double decanted. — 19 days ago

Bruce LeboffMarc Bissell
with Bruce and Marc
Bruce and Rob liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Jan A
9.4

Waaaay too young 94-97+ — a month ago

Andrew, Lisanne and 14 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Sweet dark plum aromas and flavors, this wine still shows nice structure and has many more years ahead before it reaches maturity, long, lingering finish, excellent Bordeaux that will likely longer than me!! — a month ago

Monique Jim Powers
with Monique and Jim
Dave, Kland and 8 others liked this
Dave

Dave

Depends how slow you drink it

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

Double magnum still has a lot of life left we sure enjoyed it with the crowd!! — a month ago

Orin Swift

Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Kyle B
9.3

Fantastic red for a great dinner — a month ago

Terry Diaz
with Terry

Apothic

Winemaker's Blend California Zinfandel Blend 2013

I asked for a jammy red and that’s what this is !! Not super into these “commercialized” wines, but it does the job for easy drinking. Yum — 9 months ago

Serge liked this

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

My late grandfather’s bottle. Stored poorly but showing well. Watching it turn from rust and come alive. A little higher acid than expected but not vinegar! — 9 hours ago

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1991

Light medium caramel core , light copper rim. Quite mature , with spiced creme brûlée , saffron , burnt sugar , some crystallised orange peel , desiccated coconut . Slightly monochrome . On the palate this is quite light , with quite high acidity and a burnt caramel bitterness . Medium sweetness only , quite refreshing acidity . Slightly bitter orange caramel finish . Drink now qnd over the next few years , won’t improve . — 24 days ago

Matt, Anthony and 7 others liked this

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

Slightly lighter garnet core , lighter terracotta rim . Quite muted on the nose , quite herbal and spiced notes, some red plum and floral sous bois , black tea . After a while this opens up slightly , showing a bit more detail , but never jumps out and grabs your attention as other bottles have. On the palate this is better , with the roundness and slightly sweet , red plum , summer fruits , sous bois and lightly herbal , grafite tinged , saline finish of reasonable length . Quite refreshing acidity and suave tannins . On this basis drink now and over the next few years. However , there are better bottles out there . This was disappointing compared with other bottles I’ve had , though the palate was more sound and it wasn’t flawed. A bit of a perplexing bottle. — a month ago

Scott@Mister, Ira and 19 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

I bought a case of this wine on original release, and still have 5-6 left. Last one I opened, with ‘82 Pichon-Lalande and ‘82 Gruaud-Larose, it was CLEAR WOTN, it blew me away, nearly perfect. Of course, as my brother always tells me, there are great wines, but great bottles are never guaranteed!! Cheers!
Andrew Cullimore

Andrew Cullimore

Great anecdote @Doug Powers and very true. That event of yours must have been a fantastic experience! I have had this Palmer 83 a few times and it normally is a fantastic experience, seductive , aromatic … yesterday , was below par … from a beautiful looking case from an excellent UK cellar … but there you go! Nothing is guaranteed. Hopefully the next bottle will be back to par !

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1981

It probably would have been better a few years ago, but still a good drink. Still some tannins, but they went away as it had time to breathe — 11 days ago

Bodegas Faustino

Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Full bodied with a bit of pepper. A bit pricier at $40 — 8 days ago

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Poyferre seldom disappoints — a month ago

Dave, Tom and 4 others liked this

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

Jan A
9.5

Needs a lot more time! — a month ago

Scott@Mister, Martijn and 14 others liked this
GaryWEdwards

GaryWEdwards

I have 2010 and 2013 .. Just n the edge of very good. A great offering from Cali.

Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Magnum Jahren 70/80 — 2 months ago

Roman, Jan and 11 others liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Bolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Excellent Italian at Carbone. Let her breathe. — 2 months ago

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